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BLOG: NetApp ASA SAN Storage Series for Efficient Data Management
Seth Tollefson Solutions Architect On May 16th, 2023, NetApp made significant announcements around its new ASA SAN Storage product, a high-performance, secure, scalable family of SAN storage systems designed for mission-critical workloads and applications. In...
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Top five reasons why it is time for flash storage
Bryan Samson Strategic Alliances Manager Flash technology continues down the path of redefining the landscape of computing. When compared to disk technology, flash storage is superior in storage density, cost efficiency, packaging, energy consumption and speed...
Big data top priority for IT and line of business leaders
Brad Miller Information Architect According to a recent IBM study, big data and analytics will be the top priority of CIO’s through 2015 due to the value to the business. That same study also states that 63% of big data and analytics decisions are now being...
Breaking it down – an overview of Power8
Ron Gordon Director of Power Systems Need an overview of the Power8 product announcements? Let me break it down for you - short and sweet. On October 6, at Enterprise 2014, IBM announced the anticipated Enterprise Systems based on IBM POWER8 technology. These...
Advise, Assist, and Administer with Mainline managed services
Ray Lee Vice President-Managed Services and Support Mainline Information Systems Is there a part of your IT operations that you would like to improve? Is there a project or mandate that you need to solve within you current budget constraints? Are you faced with any of...
POWER8 is here!
Ron Gordon Director of Power Systems This week IBM announced the newest open source servers that incorporate POWER8 technology. In a word: AWESOME! These appear to be the most advanced servers in the industry, providing incredible performance at a price point...
The IBM Mainframe: 50 years and going strong
Kurt Repholz VP zSystems Sales On April 7 this year IBM will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the mainframe. It is an impressive milestone! When I started in my "mainframe" career over 15 years ago there was talk that the mainframe would not be around much longer. I...
Is PowerLinux Relevant? The Case for PowerLinux
Ron Gordon Director of Power Systems "Is PowerLinux relevant in the Open Source and Linux solutions market place?" That question is asked by customers planning application implementations and also many analysts and ISVs. In my opinion, the answer is: absolutely yes! I...
What’s Happening With IBM and PowerLinux?
Ron Gordon Director of Power Systems IBM is making a significant investment in PowerLinux to improve performance and pricing. Recently, IBM announced Power IFLs (integrated facilities for Linux). Similar to the System z IFLs, the Power IFLs offer a lower cost for...
New, Lower Pricing for Cognos on PowerLinux
Ron Gordon Director of Power Systems Now is a great time to implement that analytics solution you have been thinking about. IBM has lowered its pricing by 60 percent for its premier analytics solution - IBM Cognos - when paired with IBM PowerLinux. Cognos on...
Faster, cheaper, simpler…
Ron Gordon Director of Power Systems Faster, cheaper, simpler. That’s the name of the game these days. What can I do with my technology to save money and perform better? Thankfully, Mainline works with technology manufacturers, who are always looking for ways to...
Never underestimate the power of an IBM Power 7 upgrade
Ron Gordon Director of Power Systems For 25 years (since 1987) the City of Farmington has used a mid-range computer system to manage its essential municipal services -- fire, police, public works, public transit, library, Indian Center, parks and recreation, and...
Achieving greater consolidation and providing cost savings with high availability solutions
Ron Gordon Director - Power Systems In today's "real time" world, people are getting used to accessing data instantly and can be easily frustrated without immediate access. In some cases, it is not users' frustrations we are dealing with, but a loss of profit when a...